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Real Estate

Housing Will Drag the Most on US Growth in H2 2025 Slowdown, Says Goldman

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On the other hand, the market slowdown is — ever so incrementally — taking a toll on house prices, according to Zillow forecasts.

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Economics

Dismal Jobs Data Gives Fed a Wake-Up Call on Interest Rates

The economy added just 73,000 jobs in July, according to the Labor Department, well below the expectations of economists surveyed.

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Artificial Intelligence

May AI Take Your Order, Please?

AI is moving into jobs in food services and retail traditionally best left to humans. Can the imperfect tech give customers what they want?

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Finance

Powell Blames Rate-Cut Delays on Tariffs

The S&P 500’s recent record high marked an encouraging sign that markets are no longer all that concerned with worst-case trade war scenarios.

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Economics

Is US Economic Data Getting Shakier?

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Staffing shortages, shrinking funding and decades of declining survey responses are testing an agency responsible for vital US economic data.

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Advisor Upside

Trump DOL Expected to Abandon Fiduciary Rule, Again

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The Department of Labor was granted a 60-day pause by a federal judge to review its appeal in two court cases.

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Industrials

Dock Workers Agree to Pause Historic Strike To Negotiate New Contract

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Three days into a historic work stoppage, dockworkers at East and Gulf Coast ports reached a tentative deal with their employer.

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